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i Patented Jan. 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

ANDREW E. BIRD, 0F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

GAME.

Application led February 8, 1927. Serial No. 166703.

taining a predetermined score being the winner.

.A further object is to provide a y'ieldable member in the compartmentsbehind the partition, and against which a. marble engages and passes inthe compartments, therei by increasing the hazard of a 'rebound throughthe partition opening, and increasing the loss of the player.

A vfurther object is to 'lorm the yield-able member from a single pieceof material, for instance rubber, the ends of which are anchored toopposite sides of the game board and extend through alined apertures` inthe members forming the divisional walls be' tween the compartments.

A further object is to provide a central aperture which has a lose valueadjacent higher values, thereby increasing the hazard oit a playerattempting to malte the higher values.

A further object is to provide a surface projectile game boardcomprising side walls, an apertured partition connecting said side wallsand a plurality of chambers behind the artition.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set Forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention maybe made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention, i i

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Figure 1 is a plan view of the game board.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the game boardtaken on line Z---Q of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view ot' one corner of the game board.v

Referring to the drawing the numeral l designates the game board, whichboard comprises side walls 2 and end walls 3 and 4. Extendingtransversely of the game board and spaced from theV rear wall 4 is avertically disposed partition 5, which partition is provided with aplurality of apertures 6, through which players project marbles, and itwill be noted thatthe apertures 6 have indicia adjacent the same ofdifferent value, and in playing the game any number ot' players mayplay, however a predetermined -score'is set to indicate the winner andthe lirst player to obtain the predetermined score is considered thewinner. The central aperture or opening 6 is an aperture which indicatesa loss when la marble goes through the same, and it will be noted it isdis osed adjacent the opening 6 having the highest value, therebyincreasing the hazard of play- Y ers attempting to make the highervalues, and as the other apertures have a lower value, are spaced asubstantial distance from the central lose aperture, the risk in tryingto malre these values is relatively low. The central aperture 6 may bemade larger or smaller `for varying the hazard. Extending rearwardlyfrom the rear side of the partition 5 are spaced walls 7, which form thego compartments into which the marbles pass when they are accuratelyprojeetedthrouvh the apertures To further increase t e hazard thetransverselyv disposed yieldable member 8 is provided, the ends of whichare anchored at 9 to the side walls and extend through apertures 10 inthe walls 7 and vwhich yieldable member is preferably formed fromrubber, however it is to be understood that a relatively narrow coiledspring may be used if desired. If during the playing of the game amarble enters a compartment and engages the yieldable member 8 and.rebounds through the aperture, this will constitute a loss equal to theindicia of the particular aperture through which the marble enters,therefore it will be noted that considerable skill is required to playthe same and the hazards are great.

VThe yieldable member 8 which is prefer- 100 ably formed from rubber isslightly stretched when anchored at 9 to the side walls 2, and bypassing the same through the apertures l0, it will be noted it will havea relatively wide range o stretch for project- 105 ing the marblesforwardly towards the apertures 6. However during the playing operationvit will require considerable skill for a player to project a marblethrough theaperture, either at speed or an angle whereby it 11o will notrebound through the entrance `aperture. By forming;y the yieldablenieinber 8 from a single piece of material, it is obvious the oost ofmanufacture is materially reduced und this ineniber Cun be easilyrenewed if the saine breaks by simply stretching u rubber strip throughthe apertures l() und anchoring the ends thereof V:1t 9. Allthough aforward portion is shown over whieh the innrbles roll it is to beunderstood this muy be eliminated `and the surface of zr .trible o rfloor used for this purpose. It also to be understood that the `rulesmay be varied las desired.

From the above it will be seen that av gaine provided of the surfgeeprojectile type, which gaine is simple in construction, muy hecheeply.manufactured and sold, and one wherein the hazards are relativelygre-ut,

thereby develolping considerable skill and f learning und p trying 'thegame.

The invention having been set forth what is ehxiined :is new und usefulis lhe eolnbinatio'i with :i gaine board having an npertured partitionin the apertures of which marbles are projected into chainbers, :1plurality of partitions behind the partition and forming the chambers,of e yielduble stretchable marble rebound 1ne1nber extendingr throughsaid ehzunbers, said rebound member being anchored to opposite sides ofthe game 'board and extending through Vapertures in the plurality ofpartitions. v

Signed at Memphis in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, this18th day of January A. l). 1927.

ANDREV BIRD.

